- Elevation, modelled
- 920 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Calloway Peak1,804 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mission Crossing0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:48local time
- Coordinates
- 36.2012, -81.7936
Crab Orchard Falls is a waterfall in North Carolina, at a modelled 920 m. Calloway Peak stands 1,804 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Valle Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mission Crossing passes 0.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Crab Orchard Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calloway Peak | S 189° | 1,804 m | 6.3 mi |
| Beech Mountain | WSW 257° | 1,663 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pinnacles of the Beech | WSW 256° | 1,652 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sugar Mountain | SW 221° | 1,585 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hanging Rock | SSW 208° | 1,582 m | 3.7 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 270° | 1,502 m | 2.9 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SSW 213° | 1,502 m | 7.1 mi |
| Peak Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,473 m | 5.4 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Mission Crossing
- 5.8 mi off the Little Parkway
- 5.2 mi off the Blue Ridge ParkwayNational
- 8.7 mi off the US 421 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Storyteller Rock · 6 mi
- Top Crag View · 6 mi
- Flat Rock View · 6 mi
- Watauga View · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Valle Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Rocky Face: 1.1 mi
- Tester Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Timothy Knob: 2.2 mi
- White Rock: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Dutch Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Otter Falls: 3.8 mi
- Hebron Colony Falls: 4.5 mi
- She Falls Falls: 4.6 mi
- Laurel Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 26
- Greater Foscoe Mining Company: 3.3 mi
- Fun 'N' Wheels: 5.3 mi
- Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster: 5.6 mi
- Mountain Magic Resort: 6.7 mi
- Linn Cove Viaduct: 7.5 mi
Museums: 15
- Beech Mountain History Museum: 4.5 mi
- Moses Cone Manor: 6.7 mi
- Hickory Ridge Living History Museum: 6.9 mi
- Children's Playhouse: 7.0 mi
- Blowing Rock 1888 Museum: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
- Watauga County Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Earth Day 2011: 6.4 mi
- Old Blowing Rock Sewage Pump Station: 7.9 mi
- Historic Dam Site: 8.2 mi
- Buck Ridge Lookout Tower: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Watauga County US 221 Rest Area: 6.4 mi
- Brown Mountain View: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 19.9 mi
- Elk Shoals: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Mortimer: 15.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:10 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Elizabethton · 27 mi
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